Loose powder container



April 19, 1932. N. KASDAN ET AL 1,855,170

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100 j z' g 106 ZZ JATTORN EY Patented Apr. 19, 1932 UNITED STATES YORK, ASSIGNOB-S TO MAJESTIC METAL SPECIALTIES, INC., OF NEWYORK, N. Y., A

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK PATENT OFFICE-+15 NATHAN KAgDAN, OF NEW YORK, AND RICHARD LANDWEHR, OF WOODSIDE, NEW

LOOSE POWDER CONTAINER Application filed January 2, 1930. Serial No. 418,077.

Our invention relates to powder containers and is particularly adapted for holding and distributing face powder.

WVhile the advantages of loose face powders over powders in compact form, in which the powder is compressed into compacts and maintained in such physical condition by means of binders, is generally acknowledged, the use of the former has been hindered because of the difficulty in producing a container which will meet the necessary requirements for its commercialization.

One of the objects of our invention is a powder container of such construction that powder can not escape therefrom when the device is not in use.

Another object of our invention'is a powder container which can be readily filled with loose powder.

Another object of our invention is a powder container which will deliver a predetermined amount of powder.

Another object of our invention is a powder container in which the mass of contained powder will be moved to the ports of exit by the revolution of one of its elements.

Among the disadvantages incident to the present known powder containers of the class specified, are the tendency of that portion of the powder mass in the vicinity of the outenperiphery of the container to remain unmoved or to become packed; the escape of the container powder during non-use; the difficulty incident to inserting a new supply of powder, and the emission of undesirable quantities of powder during use.

In addition to overcoming the above mentioned, and other, objectionable featuresof the present devices, the device of our invention possesses other valuable attributes as Will be evident upon a consideration of our specification and its accompanying drawings.

In the particular form of our device, shown in the accompanying drawings, similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a top view of one form, of our device in closed position.

Figure 2 is a front View of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top view of our device with the cover open.

Figure 4 is a plan view of our device'with the bottom open.

Figure 5 is a side view of Figure 4d Figure 6 is an enlarged section through the line 6-6 of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a plan View of the interior member of our device.

Figure 8 is a plan view of the bottom member, spring and pressure plate.

F igure 9 is a section through the line 99 of Figure 8. V

Figure 10 is a perspective bottom view of the pressure plate.

Figure '11 is a top view of a modified form or" our device partly broken away for p'ur-f poses of clearness of description. Figure 12 1s a section through the line 12-12 of Figure 11..

Figure 13 is a section through the line 13-13 of Figure 11.

Figure 14.- is a top view of another modified form of our device.

Figure 15 is a section through the line 1515 of Figure 14:. I

Figure 16 is a top view of a modified form of our device partly broken away. I

Figure 17 is a section through the line 1717 of Figure 16.

Flgure 18 is a section through the line 18-18 of Figure 16.

V Figure 19 is a top view of another modified form of our device. y

Figure is a section through the line 2020 of Figure 19. I

The particular form of the device of our invention, shown in Figures 1 to 10 inclusive of the accompanying drawings, comprises four members, a cover member, a bottom member,-an interior member, and a dispensingmember hinged together by the pintle 20 passing through extended hinge members carried by the four above-mentioned members.

' The top member, or cover, comprises; the top 21 and the downwardly extended periph eral flange 22, the latter carrying hinge members 23., 23, 23, operating with the pintle 20. A frame 2& retains the mirror 25 within the top. i V

i r lugs 43, 43.

The bottom member comprises the bottom 26 and the upwardly extended peripheral flange 27, the latter carrying the hinge members 28, 28, 28, operating with the pintle 20.

The interior member comprises the plate 29 having the central opening 30 therein and the downwardly extended side flange 31, the latter carrying therhinge members 32, 32 operating with the pintle 20. The plate 29 has a depression 33 between the hinge members 32, 32. The side flange 31 opposite the hinge members 32, 32 has two extended lugs 34, 34. The plate 29 opposite the hinge members 32, 32 has a cut-out, directly beneath which there is a cut-out in the side flange 31, these two cut-outs accommodating a spring claspwhich comprises a. flat spring 64 at tached to a peripheral flange 31, explained later, and having a hook catch 36 extending through the cut-out in the plate 29. A flat spring. 37 has the extended lug 38 extending through the cut-out in the side flange 31 and thehook catch 39 extending through the cutout in the plate 29. The opening 30 has a downwardly extended peripheral flange 31 having four recesses, or cut-outs, 40, 40.

A filler member comprises the annular member 41 having an inwardly extended peripheral flange 42, the latter having four outwardly extended lugs 43, 43 and four recesses formed by cutting out the lugs 43,

43 from the side 41and bending them out wardly.

.The lugs 43, 43 of the filler member, are placed within the recesses 40, 40 of the flange 31, and the filler member is vertically slidable therein, the upward movement being thus limited, and hence, the filler member cannot be entirely removed from the interiormember, but can be forced upwardly until the filler member flange 41 extends abovethe face of the interior member plate Positioned within the filler member flange 41, is an annular pressure plate 44, having two metallic straps 45, 45 attached thereto.

Positioned between the pressure plate 44 and the bottom 26 is a spring member comprising a number of resilient'arms 46, 46, two of which'pass under the straps 45, 45 and four of the others passing through the recess in the filler member flange 42 formed by the The spring 46, 46 is thus'attached to the pressure'plate 44 and abuts upon the bottom 26. These elements are so positioned with respect to each other that under normal conditions the filler member will be forced upwithin the depression 33 of the is flush with the face thereof.

A revoluble dstributing member is pivotally attached to the dispensing member 47 by means of a pivot 61, the portion of said pivot abutting upon the face of the distributing member being star shaped.

The distributing member is annular and consists of'a plurality of radiating arms 52, 52, the extremities of the arms 52, 52 being connected by a plurality of angularly positioned arms 53, 53. The spaces between the angular arms 53, 5.3 are covered, or filled, by the angular members 54, 54'which are shown in F 4 as raised above the plane of the arms 52, 52, 53, 53. A small inset piece 55'is placed within one angle of the arms in order to prevent the escape of powder through the, opening 49 of the dispensing member and a pin 56 carried by theldis tributing member passes through the are opening 49 of the dispensing member,

The operation'of the device'is as follows In order to insert loose powder 57 the cover is raised,or opened, and the unit composing the dispensing member and the distributing member is released by pressing the spring plate 29 and catch 36 and] raised upon the hinge. The I upward pressure of the spring forces the presmember 41 downwardly and the powder is then under pressure between the pressure plate 44 and the dispensing and'distributing unit, but cannot escape, as the openings in the dispensing member and the distributing member are not in alignment.

If now the pin 56 be moved along the arc shaped opening 49 of'the dispensing member 47, the distributing member will be revolved and the openings in the dispensing member and the distributing member will be moved into alignment, allowing the escape of powder, and then into non-alignment posi tion.

It will be particularly noted that the formation of the distributing member is such that the powder will be constantly moved'from the periphery of the powder towards its center. As the distributing member is revolved the portions 54, 54 being raised and angular will move the powder inwardly, the arms 53, 53 will move it still more inwardly and the arms 52, 52 will move the mass outwardlybeneath the openings 48, 48 and the star 51 will break up any powder mass that maycollect at the center. The construction of the distributing member, therefore, is such that the powder mass will, be moved from both the periphery and the center toward the openings 48, 48 through which it can escape.-

In the modified form of our device, shown in Figures 11 to 13, inclusive, the dispensing member 100 has a plurality of radiating openings 101, 101. 1

A revoluble distributing member consists of a plurality of similarly directed angular arms 102, 102 pivotally attached to the dispensing member 100 by means of a rivet havlng a central annular portion 103, and the two square, or angular, end portions 104 and 105. Fixedly attached to the square end 104 is an operatingarm 106 having an inwardly curved end 107 which acts to retain the powder puff 108. I v

In order to prevent the movement of the arm 106 in a contra-clockwise movement,,the

dispensing member 100 has a plurality of angular depressions 109, 109 and the arm 106 has a downwardly extended portion 110', which allows the clock-wise movement of the T arm 106, but prevents its reverse movement.

' is moved clock-wise, it will revolve the distributing member arms 102, 102 which, because of their angular shape, w1ll move the powder mass 57 from the outer periphery inwardly toward the openings 101, 101 of the dispensing member 100 through which it will escape.

The modified form of our device shown in Figures 14 and 15 has a distributing member 200, the periphery 201 of which is folded over to encompass the inwardly extended flange 202, of the annular side 41, thus allowing the member to be revolved. The distributing member 200 has a plurality of holes 203, 203 and a plurality of similarly angularly dil rected depressions 204, 204. The edge 205 of the dispensing member is knurled in order that it may be more readily revolved. The

other portions of this device are similar to the device shown in Figures 1 to 10 inclusive.

It will thus be seen that when the dispensing member 200 is revolved, the depressions 204,204 will move the powder mass 57 from the outer periphery inwardly towards the openings 203, 203, through which it will escape.

A feature of this invention resides in the construction whereby the perforations 48 may be made small to reduce the amount of powder discharged and yet have the adjacent powder surface agitated so that no powder Figuresq19 and 20 -is similar to-those shown in Figures 14 and 15, except that the depres sions 204:, 204 extend to the outer periphery. of the distributing member 200.

The object in extending the distributing arms 52-, 52, 102, 102 and the depressions 204, 204 to the outer extremity, as shown, is

to prevent the formation of an undisturbed.

wall ofpowder from being formed between the distributingplate and the pressure plate, which would prevent the. upward movement of the latter and would hence defeat the object of the pressure plate to force powder outwardly of the openings in the distributing plate and the dispensing member.

It is evident that our device'possesses the valuable attributes set forth and presents a novel loose powder container.

W e do not limit. ourselves to the particular size, shape, number of arrangement of parts, as shown and described as these are given simply as a means for clearly'explaining the device of our invention.

What we claim is 1. In a loose powder container, in combination, a bottom member and a top member forming a casing; an upwardly springpressed pressure plate within the casing, a vertically movable filler member movable upward with said pressure plate, said filler member and said pressure plate forming a receptacle; a revoluble foraminous distributing member positioned above and spaced from said pressure plate; and means carried by the under face of said distributing member causing loose powder between said pressure plate and said distributing member to be moved toward the openings in said distributing member.

2. In a loose powder container, in combination, a bottom member and a top member forming a casing; an upwardly springpressed pressure plate within the casing, a

vertically movable filler member movable upward with said pressure plate, said filler member and said pressure plate forming a receptacle; means limiting the upward movement of saidfiller member; means for moving said filler member and said pressure plate downwardly; a revoluble foraminous distributing member positioned aboveand spaced from said pressure plate, and means carried by the under face of said distributing member causing loose powder between said pressure plate and said distributing member to be moved toward the openings in said distributing member.

s In a loose powder container, in combination; a bottom member and atop mem-. ber hingedly connected and forming a casing; an upwardly spring pressed vertically movable pressure plate within the casing; a vertically movable filler member movable upwardly with said pressure plate, said filler member and said pressure plate forming a receptacle; and arevoluble 'foraminous distributing member hingedly connected to said casing positioned above and spaced from and abuttable upon said filler member. 1

4. In a loose powder container, in combination, a bottom member and a top member plate and said distributing member to be p as moved toward the openings in said distributing member; and a stationary foraminous dispensing member abutting upon the upper face of said distributing member, the openings in said distributing member and the opening in said dispensing member being capable of alignment and non-alignment during the movement of said distributing member.

5. In a loose powder container, in combination, a bottom member anda top member forming a casing; an upwardly spring pressed pressure plate within the casing; a

vertically movable filler member movable up ward with said pressure plate, said filler member and said pressure plate forming a receptacle; means limiting the upward movement of said filler member; said filler member and said pressure plate being movable downwardly; a revoluble foraminous distributing member positioned above and spaced from said pressure plate; and a stationary foraminous dispensing member abutting upon the upper face of said distributing member, the openings in said distributing member and the openings in said dispensing member being capable of alignment and non-alignment during the movement of said distributing member.

6. In a loose powder container, in combination, a bottom member and a top member hingedly connected and forming a casing; an upwardly spring pressed vertically movable pressure plate within the casing; a vertically movable filler member movable upwardly with said pressure plate, said filler member and said pressure plate forming a receptacle; a revoluble foraminous distributing member hingedly connected to said casing positioned above and abuttable upon said filler member, and a stationary foraminous dispensing member and carried by said distributing member and abutting upon the upper" face thereof, the openings in said distributing member and said dispensing member being capable of alignment and non-alignment during the. revolution'of the distributing member. 7. In a loose powder container, in combination, a bottom member and a top member forming a casing; a vertically movable filler member wlthln said bottom member, a vertieally movable pressure plate within said her and the pressure plate forming a powder recep'tacle and a stationary dispensing member abutting upon the upper face of the dlstributing member, the openings. in said dispensing '-1ne1nber and said distributing member being capable of alignment and'nonalignment during the revolution of. said distributing member.

8. In a loose powder container, in combi-;

nation, a bottom member and a top'member forming a casing; a vertically movable fillermember within said bottom member; means for limiting the vertical movement of said filler member; a vertically movable pressure plate within said filler member, said filler member normally extending above said pressure plate; means for limiting the vertical movement of said pressure plate; a revoluble foraminous distributing member abuttable upon the upper edge of said-filler member, the distributing member, the filler member and the pressure plate forming a powder receptacle; means for revolving said distributing member; and a stationary dispensing member abutting upon the upper face of the distributing member, the openings in said dispensing member and said distributing member beingcapable of alignment and nonalignment during the revolution'of said distributing member. 7

9. In a loose powder container, in combination, a bottom member and a top member forming a casing; a vertically movable filler member within said bottom member; means for limiting the vertical movement of said filler member; a vertically'movable pressure plate within said filler member, said'iiller member normally extending above said pressure plate; means for limiting the vertical movement of said pressure plate; a revoluble foraminous distributing member abuttable upon the upper edge of said filler member, the distributing member, the filler member and the pressure-plate forming a powder receptacle; means carried by theunder face of said distributing member, the movement of said distributing member causing loosepowd-er between the'said pressure plate and said distributing member to be moved toward the openings insaid distributing member; means for revolving said distributing member, and a stationary dispensing member abutting upon the upper face of the distributing'memher, the openings in said dispensing member and said distributing member being capable of alignment and non-alignment during the revolution of said distributing member.

10. In a loose powder container, in combination, a bottom member and a top member forming a casing; an upwardly movable spring pressed pressure plate within said casing; a perforate dispensing member positioned above and spaced from said pressure plate and means causing loose powder between said pressure plate and said dispensing member to be moved toward the openings in said dispensing member during the movement of said means, said powder moving means extending outwardly to approximately the inner face of said casing.

11. In a loose powder container, in combination, a bottom member and a top member forming a casing; an upwardly spring pressed pressure plate within the casing; a perforate dispensing member positioned above and spaced from said pressure plate; and means carried by the under face of said dispensing member causing loose powder between said pressure plate and said dispensing member to be moved toward the openings in said dispensing member said powder means extending outwardly to approximately the inner face of said casing.

12. In a loose powder container, in combination, a'bottom member and a top member forming a casing; an upwardly spring- ,pressed pressure plate within the casing; a vertically movable filler member movable upward with said pressure plate, said filler member and said pressure plate forming a receptacle; a perforate dispensing member positioned above and spaced from said-pressure plate; and means carried by the under face of said dispensing member causing loose powder between said pressure plate and said dispensing member to be moved toward the openings in said dispensing member, said powder moving means extending outwardly to approximately the inner face of said cas- I3. In a loose powder container, in combination, a bottom member and a top member 50 forming a casing; an upwardly spring pressed pressure plate within the casing; a

revoluble foraminous distributing member positioned above and spaced from said pressure plate; means carried by the under face 55 of said distributing member, the movement of said distributing member causing loose powder between said pressure plate and said distributing member to be moved toward the openings in said distributing member said 60 powder moving means extending outwardly to approximately the inner face of said casing; and a stationary foramlnous d1spens1ng member abutting upon the upper face of said distributing member, the openings in said 6 distributing member and the openings in said dispensing member being capable of'alignment and non-alignment during the movement of said distributing member.

14. A powder container comprising a per-.

forate dispensing plate through which powder is discharged, means whereby loose powder within the container may be pressed against said plate, and means for simultane-- ously moving the powder in opposite .directions transversely of the movement of said means and toward the perforate portionof 5 15. A powder contamer comprising a perforate dispensing plate through which powder is discharged, means whereby loose powder within the container may be pressed against said plate, movable means for discharging powder through the'perforate portion of the plate, and means for moving the powder adjacent said plate transversely. to the movement of said movable means and toward the perforateportion of said plate without any obstacleconnected to said powder moving means and without impedingzthe transverse movement toward the perforate portion of said plate. l

16. A powder container comprising a perforate dispensing plate through which powder is discharged, means whereby'loose powder within the container may be pressed against said plate, the perforate portionjof said plate constituting a small minor portion of the area of said plate, and means for agitating and distributing the powder contiguous the imperforate portions of said'plate and moving the agitated powder'toward the perforate portion of said plate to facilitate discharge.

17 A powder container comprising a perforate dispensing plate through which powder is discharged, means whereby loose powder within the container may be pressed against said plate, movable means for discharging powder through the perforate portion of the plate, and means for moving the powder adjacent said plate transversely to the movement of said movable means. and toward the perforate portion of said plate, said last mentioned means constituting also a closure for the perforate portion of the plate. I

18. A powder container comprising a powder compartment having side walls constituting a filler member and a bottom or pressure plate, a perforate dispensing plate removable to open the compartment for refilling, a spring for pressing the powder against said dispensing plate, and means for moving the filler member to provide additional space within the compartment when I said dispensing plate isremoved and the com- *partment open.

19. A powder container comprising a powder compartment having side walls constituting a filler member and a bottom or pressure plate, a perforate dispensing plate removable to open the compartment for refilling, a spring for pressing the powder against said dispensing plate, and means for moving the filler member to provide additional space within the compartment when said-dispensing plate is removed and the compartment open, said filler member being yieldably mounted and adapted to recede with said pressure plate when the container is closed.

g 20. A powder container comprising a powder compartment having side walls constitutinga filler member and a bottom or 'inected.

pressure plate, a perforate dispensing plate removable to open the compartment for refilling, a spring for pressing the powder against said'dispensing plate, and means for 'movingthe filler member to provide additional space within the compartment when said dispensingplate is removed and the compartment open, saidifiller member being arranged to move with said pressure plate and compress'the pressure plate actuating spring as said dispensing plate closes said compartment.

' 21: A powdercontainer comprising av re- 'movab1e perforate dispensing plate, a compartment for the powder beneath said plate and comprising a movable bottom or pressure plate and a filler member or side walls, and

'means for retaining said pressure plate adjacent the lower part of the side walls or filler member when said perforate plate is moving the filler member to provide additional space within the compartment when I said dispensing plate is removed and the compartment open, the filler actuating means and the pressure plate spring being con- 23. A powder container comprising a perforate dispensing plate, rotatable means for agitating and distributing the powder contiguous said plate, means whereby the powder may be pressed toward said plate, said rotatable means being shaped to move the powder inward from the edges of said plate toward said perforations.

24. A powder container comprising a perforate dispensing plate through which powder is discharged, means whereby loose" powder within the container-may be pressed against said plate, movable means for dis charging powder through the plate perforations, and means for moving the powder adjacent said plate transversely to the movement 1 3 of said movable means and toward said plate perforations on movement of said movable means in either direction.

25. A powder container comprising a perforate dispensing plate through which powder is discharged, means whereby loose powder withln the container may be pressed against said plate,'means for moving the powder adjacent said plate transversely to the movement of said plate toward theplate perforations, said means comprising powder scraping edges located in different planes-between said perforate plate and powder pressing means.

26. A powder perforate plate through which powder is discontainer 7 comprising a i charged, means whereby'loose powder within 1 the container may be pressed against'said plate, movable means for discharging powder through the perforate portion of said 'plate and for moving the powder adjacent said plate transversely to the movement of said movable means and toward the perforate portion of said plate on movement of the powder moving means in either direction, and

said transverse powder movement being the same'ln eachdirection of movement of said powder moving means.

27. A vanity case comprisinga perforate closure for the powder compartment, means whereby powder in said compartment may be compressed against said closure, means for moving the powder toward a perforate portion of said closure and at an angle to the travel of the powder moving means for discharging the powder, means for closingthe perforate portion of said closure and a cover for said vanity case.

28. A vanity case'comprising a powdercompartment, a perforate closure for the powder compartment, means whereby powder in said compartment may be pressed against said closure, means for moving the powder from ad acent a central portion of the closure toward a perforate portion of said closure and at an angle to the travel of said powder moving means for discharging powder.

Signed at New'YorkLcity, in the county of New York and State of New York this 30th day of December, 1929.

' NATHAN KASDAN. RICHARD LANDWEHR.

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